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Overview

The Regional Sales Specialist for the Professional and Education (P&E) Unit within Wolters Kluwer Health is a challenging and fulfilling role. Successful Sales Specialist are driven to continuously learn and help higher educational institutions change to more effective learning models. The Field Sales Specialist at Wolters Kluwer-HLRP plays a pivotal role.

Field Sales reps have a territory of accounts, and work for an organization that strives to build effective performance conditions. They also have a Sales Manager who is, first and foremost, a coach to help support career growth and learn emerging best practices in sales and marketing. Regional Sales Specialist play a leading role in moving Wolters Kluwer Health to the forefront of nursing education, particularly in the digital solution space, and they have uncapped earning potential along the way!

Basic Function

The Regional Sales Specialist sells full-curriculum solutions to higher education institutions gaining market share by bringing on new accounts and increasing market share at existing accounts in the assigned territory. The Regional Sales Specialist is responsible for meeting or exceeding an annual sales quota, and the compensation potential is uncapped.

Location: This position is home-based, and candidate should reside in either Washington or Oregon State.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Maximize revenue by selling into new and existing accounts

Conduct 12 to 15 relevant sales calls per day on campus

Meet or exceed assigned sales quotas

Continually stay on top of trends and market shifts in the higher education market, P&E products, competitors, and sales approaches

Lead discovery sessions with effective questioning and active listening techniques to identify customers' key needs and pain points at the account level (i.e., deans, directors, and c-suite executives) and at the course level (i.e., faculty members)

Work with prospective customers in a consultative fashion to develop a future vision for their curriculum and position HLRP full-curriculum solution as an instrumental part of that vision

Conduct compelling digital product demonstrations that highlight the value of the solutions offer to the customer by addressing their specific pain points (via live presentation or online meeting tools)

Create and execute on strategic account plans to develop a healthy pipeline and deliver maximum revenue potential; gather and analyze data to prioritize accounts and focus on accounts with the most opportunity and highest propensity to buy, while nurturing and developing other accounts for future sales

Use sales tools and follow the established sale process that aligns with the customer buying process

Maintain accurate and complete records in the CRM (SalesForce) system and prepare and submit accurate and timely forecasts

Partner closely with internal stakeholders in Inside Sales, Marketing, Product, Customer Success, and Customer Support to ensure effective hand-offs and promote high customer satisfaction and retention

Strong solution selling capabilities, meaning the ability to translate the needs and pain points of the customer into an effective solution

Strong organizational, time management, and multi-tasking skills

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Travel Requirements

Travel is required up to 50% of work time.

Must be able to travel independently by air and by car.

Must possess a valid and unrestricted driver's license.

Must have the ability to obtain a passport.

Overnight travel is required to visit customers and attend regional and national sales meetings.

Physical Demands

Must be able to work independently from a dedicated home office.

ABOUT WOLTERS KLUWER

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AEX: WKL) is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

Wolters Kluwer reported 2017 annual revenues of €4.4 billion. The company, headquartered in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries and employs 19,000 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices. Wolters Kluwer has a sponsored Level 1 American Depositary Receipt program. The ADRs are traded on the over-the-counter market in the U.S. (WTKWY). For more information about our solutions and organization, visit www.wolterskluwer.com, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.